Storm Wreaks Havoc with Air Travel

ATLANTA - Atlanta may have avoided the colossal snowfall the Midwest has experienced, but travelers going through Hartsfield-Jackson Inteational Airport haven't been spared the cancellations and delays.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and AirTran have canceled hundreds of flights.

The snow storm making its way across the Midwest has wreaked havoc on air travel to that part of the country, and it has tued Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson's airport atrium into a makeshift hotel for stranded air travelers.

Things will only get worse as the storm heads east into the major travel hubs.

Delta and AirTran responded by canceling hundreds of flight. The number grounded nation-wide run has reached at least 9,000 -- leaving people trying to make connection stranded Atlanta.

"I'm coming from Tegucigalpa, Honduras and I flew to Atlanta to catch another Delta flight to Des Moines," said one air traveler.

But with the storm dumping up to two feet in some areas, travelers likely won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

"They changed my flight I believe three times. They keep delaying me. I heard rumors of 18 to 20 inches of snow in Des Moines so I don't know if I will get home tonight or not," said the air traveler.

If you are scheduled to travel you may want to call ahead to see if your flight is on time or has been delayed or canceled.